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One person dies in an attempted robbery in Westmead

Police are investigating a robbery that left one person critically injured and the other dead.

ONE person has died in a shooting incident at a cash-and-carry store on Goodwood Road in Westmead, Pinetown. ALS paramedics reported responding to the incident just before 12:00 on Sunday, November 19. 

“Paramedics were shown to the patients and found that a security officer and a shopper had been injured during the robbery. They were both stabilised on the scene by ALS Paramedics before being transported to various hospitals for the further care that they required. 

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“One patient was also found to be injured and treated on scene, however, is under arrest by the SAPS. One person, also believed to be involved in the crime, sustained fatal injuries and was declared deceased on the scene,” said ALS Paramedics spokesperson Garrith Jamieson. 

At this stage, the events leading up to the shooting will be investigated by SAPS. The crime scene has been cordoned off to allow investigators to work.

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